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The Alexandria Quartet

Literary Fiction

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About “The Alexandria Quartet”

The Alexandria Quartet is a tetralogy of novels by Lawrence Durrell that presents multiple perspectives on a set of events and characters in Alexandria, Egypt, spanning the period before and during the Second World War. The first three books—Justine, Balthazar, and Mountolive—offer distinct viewpoints on the same narrative, while the fourth book, Clea, is set six years later.

Book details

Published
1960
Latest edition
1960 · ISBN 9780140153170
ISBN
9780140153170

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How many pages is The Alexandria Quartet?

The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell has 884 pages.

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